US medical experts spoke out against a travel ban during the Ebola outbreak, arguing that suspending direct flights would not only hamper relief efforts, but make controlling and monitoring the flow of people to and from the region even more difficult.

In fact, 2015 was the hottest year on record, and the latest report shows the broad extent of other records and near-records set last year, undoubtedly due to changes arising from human activity.

As for Hillary Clinton, her stance on science is just what you’d expect from a person of her education and experience: she is a strong supporter.

Amazingly this statement was the most controversial in her speech on July 28 accepting the Democrat nomination. She followed it with: “I believe that climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs.”

On climate change, Clinton says she will uphold the Paris climate conference pledge to cut carbon emissions by up to 30 per cent by 2025. She has also said she will promote renewable energy with a $60 billion Clean Energy Challenge. In the past Clinton has supported stem cell research.

We’ve looked for anything similar to Trump’s outbursts on Twitter, but her science credentials are looking pretty solid.